JP3325678B2 - Coin feeding device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin dispensing apparatus for dispensing coins by a rotating disk and dispensing the coins outward by using a transport projection of a transport mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this kind of coin feeding device,
For example, a configuration described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 61-251989 is known.

The construction disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open Publication No. 61-251989 has a rotating disk which is inclined at a predetermined angle and provided with a pickup member protruding from the surface thereof, and a transport mechanism above the rotating disk. Is provided on the rotary belt of the transfer mechanism, and the rotating disk rotates and is picked up by the pick-up member.
The coins fed out one by one are transferred to and supported by a transport projection provided on the rotating belt, and are transported by the rotating belt.

[0004]

In such a coin feeding device, coins are transferred between a pick-up member on the upper surface of the rotating disk and a transfer protrusion of the transfer belt.
It is necessary to synchronize the pick-up member and the transport projection. If the synchronization is not synchronized, the delivery from the pick-up member to the transport projection is not performed normally, and the bite occurs.

[0005] The rollers, the rotation disc must reverse during inclusive mesh, whereas it is necessary to rotate both forward and backward directions, the transport mechanism should be driven only in the conveying direction, It is not possible to employ a drive mechanism in which the rotating disk and the transport mechanism are completely integrated, for example, by coupling with gears, and a separate drive mechanism must be provided.

Further, even if a common drive mechanism is used, a mechanism for selectively transmitting drive such as a one-way clutch must be provided on the drive path, and it is impossible to completely prevent the occurrence of a synchronization shift. In addition, there is a problem that if the displacement occurs, the picking-up member, the conveying protrusion, and the picked-up coin may be jammed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a coin feeding device which does not generate coins even if the rotation between the rotating disk and the transport mechanism is displaced. I do.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a rotating disk provided rotatably at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction, and a coin protruding from the surface of the rotating disk.
A pick-up member that picks up one by one, a hopper that is located on the surface side of the rotating disk and stores coins, and receives coins that are provided from an upper position of the rotating disk outward and that are picked up by the pick-up member. A transport mechanism having a transport projection for transporting, a pick-up member for the rotating disk, and a transport mechanism
Coins from the pick-up member to the transport projections
In the coin feeding device capable of delivering and receiving, the rotating circle
A first drive mechanism for driving the plate, and a pick-up portion of the rotating disk
To detect the state of synchronization between the material and the transport protrusion of the transport mechanism
Installed in the drive system from the first drive mechanism to the rotating disk.
A rotating disk rotational position detecting means, which is provided on the tip side in the rotational direction of the pick-up member, and is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat between a protruding position protruding from the upper surface of the rotating disk and a standby position not protruding. Is a projecting member located at the standby position,
A second drive mechanism for driving the transport mechanism, and the rotating circle
Check the state of synchronization between the plate pick-up member and the transport protrusion of the transport mechanism.
Drive from the second drive mechanism to the transport mechanism to know
A transfer mechanism rotation position detecting means provided in the system, a pickup member for the rotating disk connected to the transfer mechanism, and a transfer device
When the transport projection is synchronized with the transport
Things can and together is positioned not unloading standby position synchronizing the transfer protrusion of the rotating disk of picking the upper member and the transport mechanism is shifted equipped with an interlocking mechanism for moving <br/> the projecting member in the projecting position It is.

[0009]

According to the present invention, coins stored in the hopper are picked up one by one by the pick-up member while the pick-up member of the rotating disk and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are kept in synchronization. collision projecting member conveys pass to the conveying projections
If it is not at the standby position where it does not come out and does not operate, on the other hand, if the pick-up member of the rotating disk and the transport projection of the transport mechanism are out of synchronization,
When the interlocking mechanism moves the projecting member to the projecting position, and the projecting member projects, the coin placed on the leading end side in the rotation direction of the picking-up member is pushed down into the hopper, so that the coin is jammed. Does not occur.

[0010]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an airframe, and a shutter 2 which can be opened and closed is provided on the front upper portion of the airframe 1 on the operator side.
The deposit / withdrawal port 3 which is also used as a deposit / withdrawal port having a slot is opened, and a coin tray 4 is disposed inside the deposit / withdrawal port 3. The coin receiving tray 4 has an opening 5 in the upper semicircular surface, and circular side plates 6 are arranged on both sides.
Are formed in a semi-cylindrical shape having a semi-cylindrical bottom plate portion 7 for connecting. A rotating shaft 8 driven by a driving source (not shown) is attached to the center of the side plate portion 6 toward the outside, and the bottom plate portion 7 is normally located below. , The opening 5 faces downward.

A coin discharging chute (not shown) is provided below the coin receiving tray 4, and a coin feeding section 10 for storing and feeding out coins discharged from the coin receiving tray 4 is provided below the chute. ing.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the coin dispensing section 10 includes a rotating disc 11 for coin dispensing.
The rotating disk 11 is attached to a rotating shaft 12 having a similar inclination in a state of being inclined with respect to the horizontal direction.A pulley 13 is attached to the rotating shaft 12, and the pulley 13 Through a drive pulley 17 attached to a drive shaft 16 of a motor 15 as a first drive mechanism , the rotating disk 11 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 15. Further, a shielding disk 18 having a plurality of slits formed in the circumferential direction is attached to the drive shaft 16 of the motor 15, and a rotating disk rotational position detecting means 19 comprising a photo interrupter is provided at a position sandwiching the shielding disk 18. Is attached. The rotating shaft 12 is rotated clockwise in the clockwise direction when the coin is fed, and is rotated counterclockwise in the counterclockwise direction when the jam on the rotating disk 11 is cleared.

As shown in FIG. 5, a mounting hole 21 is formed in the center of the rotating disk 11 so as to be mounted on the rotating shaft 12, and the surface of the rotating disk 11 has a smaller diameter than the rotating disk 11. At this time, a disk-shaped plate 22 which is thinner than a coin is attached, and this plate
At the center of 22 is also formed a mounting hole 23 to be attached to the rotating shaft 12, the rotating shaft 12 communicates with the mounting hole 21 of the rotating disk 11 and the mounting hole 23 of the plate 22, and a cap 24 of the rotating shaft 12 is provided. It is attached to the tip and fixed. A fitting recess 25 having a width larger than the diameter of the coin having the largest diameter is formed between the rotating disk 11 and the peripheral edge of the plate member 22. In the peripheral portion of the rotating disk 11 facing the fitting concave portion 25, an elongated hole-like opening portion 26 extending in the circumferential direction is formed so as to have the same diameter from the center at equal intervals. Further, an optical residual detection sensor (not shown) for detecting residual coins is provided facing the opening 26. This residual detection sensor means "no residual coin" when repeating the transmissive state and the light-shielded state in a certain pattern, and "residual coin" when the light-transmitting state and the light-shielded state are not repeated in a certain pattern.
Means

Further, an opening 26 is provided on the surface side of the rotating disc 11.
Through holes 27 are formed at equal intervals on the center side of the opening 26 on the concentric circle, and a pickup member 28 protruding from the surface is attached to the through hole 27, and the pickup member 28 is provided on the back surface. The spring is urged toward the front side by the leaf spring 29, and projects to the surface by a little less than the thickness of the coin to be handled in normal times when no load is applied, and the pickup member 28 is pressed from the front side with an unnecessary force. Then, due to the elastic deformation of the leaf spring 29, the rotary disk 11 is buried from the surface to the rear side. The pick-up member 28
The clockwise end face is formed perpendicular to the surface of the rotating disk 11, and the opposite end face is an inclined face.

Further, an insertion hole 30 is formed in the rotary disk 11 so as to be located between the through holes 27 on the center side on the concentric circle with the opening 26 and the through hole 27. Also, the rotating disk 11
On the back side of the base plate, there is a mounting hole 31 attached to the rotating shaft 12 at the center, an elastic plate 33 made of an elastic material provided with a spacer 32 for maintaining a gap with the rotating disk 11 is provided in the mounting hole 31. Installed. The elastic plate 33 is provided with a plurality of radially displaceable plate portions 34, and bulging portions 35 are formed on the rear side in the rotational direction of the displacing plate portions 34, respectively. A projecting member 36 inserted through the insertion hole 30 is protruded and attached, and a pickup member corresponding to the projecting member 36 is provided.
28 is inserted through an insertion hole 30 located on the tip end side in the rotation direction of the through hole 27 into which is inserted. In addition, the projecting member 36 is located at a standby position where it is buried in the insertion hole 30 at normal times when no load is applied to the displacement plate portion 34, and at a projecting position where the tip projects from the insertion hole 30 when pushing down a coin. To position. Also,
A contact 37 is provided on the rear side of the tip of the displacement plate
Is erected.

In the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the surface of the plate member 22, four frustoconical stirring members 41 are provided upright at equal intervals.

A hopper 42 for storing coins between the rotating disk 11 and the rotating disk 11 is provided on the surface of the rotating disk 11 so as to cover the surface of the rotating disk 11. This hopper
Reference numeral 42 denotes a bowl having an opening 43 for receiving coins formed at an upper portion thereof, and a storage space 44 is formed between the bowl 42 and the surface of the rotating disk 11. A guide portion 45 is formed on the hopper 42 along the outer peripheral edge of the rotating disk 11 with a small interval between the rotating disk 11 and the guide portion 45.
An inclined portion 46 is formed in which the distance from the rotating disk 11 gradually increases from the center side of the guide portion 45, and a vertical portion 47 whose wall surface is substantially vertical from the center side of the inclined portion 46 is formed. Is formed.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, an insertion portion 51 into which coins can be inserted is formed at a slightly lower portion of the opening 43 of the hopper 42, and a lower end of the hopper 42 is driven by a solenoid. A return opening that is opened and closed by an open / close door (not shown) is formed, and is closed when the solenoid is not excited, and is opened when excited.

A collecting chute 52 is formed at the lower end of the hopper 42 of the coin feeding unit 10 and communicates with the return port. The lower end of the collecting chute 52 communicates with a residue collecting box 53. .

Further, a transport mechanism 60 is provided obliquely upward from the upper position of the rotating disk 11. As shown in FIG. 10, the transport mechanism 60 is provided with a coin identification and classification passage 61 for receiving, sorting, and transporting coins fed from the rotating disk 11, and a loading side for guiding coins fed from the coin feeding unit 10. Into the introduction passage area 62 inclined upward, a first coin passage area 63 in a substantially horizontal direction connected to the introduction passage area 62, and an arc-shaped upward turn from the end of the first coin passage area 63. Folded coin aisle area 64, this folded coin aisle area 64
And a second coin passage area 65 which is connected to the end of the first coin passage area 63 and is conveyed from the upper area of the first coin passage area 63 toward the coin tray 4 is formed continuously. Then, the introduction passage area 62, the first coin passage area 63, and the folded coin passage area 64 of the coin identification and classification passage 61.
In the second coin passage area 65, coins are inclined upward at a predetermined angle toward the back with respect to the vertical, for example, about 15 degrees.
The coins are conveyed in a state inclined at an angle, and the upper surface is formed by a conveyance guide plate 66 that is substantially flush with the upper surface of the rotating disk 11.

The introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61
Transport means 67 for transporting coins along each of the first coin passage area 63, the folded coin passage area 64, and the second coin passage area 65;
Is provided. The transport means 67 is provided with transport projections provided at equal intervals for transporting coins one by one at intervals.
A coin transport belt 69 having a coin 68 is provided, and the coin transport belt 69 transports coins while pressing the transport guide plate 66. The distance between the upper surface of the transfer protrusion 68 and the rotating disk 11 and the distance between the transfer protrusion 68 and the transfer surface of the transfer guide plate 66 are set to values smaller than the thickness of the coin. In addition, the transport guide plate
A projecting member 71 whose tip extends to a position close to the step of the rotating disk 11 and takes in coins picked up by the rotating disk 11 into the coin identification and classification passage 61 is connected to 66. Reference numeral 71 is opposed to the surface of the fitting recess 25 of the rotating disk 11 at an interval at which coins cannot pass, and a back groove (not shown) through which the pickup member 28 passes is formed on the back surface.

The coin transport belt 69 is driven by a drive pulley.
72, an introduction passage area 62, an endless belt suspended by a plurality of guide pulleys 73 provided in a folded coin passage area 64 and the like. A passage area 63, a folded coin passage area 64 from the end of the first coin passage area 63, and a second coin passage area 65 from the end of the folded coin passage area 64 to the end of the second coin passage area 65. And is suspended endlessly at the start end side of the introduction passage area 62.

The driving pulley 72 is connected to a pulley 75 via a shaft 74, and this pulley 75 is connected via a belt 76.
The rotating disk 11 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 77 by being wrapped around a driving pulley 79 attached to a driving shaft 78 of a motor 77 as a second driving mechanism. A shield disk 80 having a plurality of slits formed in a circumferential direction is attached to a drive shaft 78 of the motor 77, and a transfer mechanism rotational position detection comprising a photo interrupter is provided at a position sandwiching the shield disk 80.
A coin transport belt rotation position detecting means 81 as means is attached.

Further, a cam 82 as a sector-shaped interlocking mechanism having a shape of about 1/4 is attached to the shaft 74, and the cam 82 is located on the same plane as the contact 37. By contact with 37, the displacement plate part 34
The projecting member 36 is displaced in the 11 direction and the rotating disc 11
And push the coins down.

The coin conveying speed of the coin conveying belt 69 is slightly higher than the coin feeding speed of the coin fed by the rotating disk 11. Further, on the coin transport belt 69, transport projections 68 for sorting and transporting coins are provided at predetermined intervals on a surface facing the transport guide plate 66, and the coins are transported in cooperation with the coin transport belt 69 and the transport projections 68. Transport. The gap between the upper surface of the conveyance guide plate 66 and the opposing surface of the conveyance protrusion 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69 does not contact the minute gap.
The gap between the upper surface of the coin transport belt 69 and the opposing surface portion other than the transport projection 68 of the coin transport belt 69 is slightly smaller than the minimum thickness.

The introduction passage area 62 of the coin identification and classification passage 61
Is provided with an identification unit 83 formed of a material sensor, an image sensor, and the like for identifying and counting the suitability, unsuitability, denomination, etc. of the coins carried in.

Further, in the first coin passage area 63 of the coin identification and classification passage 61, a classification unit 91 for classifying the coins identified by the identification unit 83 is provided. This type classification unit 91
1 yen, 5 yen
First through sixth sorting holes 92 for coins of yen, 10 yen, 50 yen, 100 yen, and 500 yen are formed, a seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins, and an eighth sorting for collected coins. Hole
94 are each opened.

A sorting plate 95 for opening and closing the first to sixth sorting holes 92, the seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins, and the eighth sorting hole 94 for collected coins is a transport guide plate 66.
Each of the sorting plates 95 is driven by the excitation of a rotary solenoid (not shown) by a signal determined by the identification unit 83, and the sorting is performed by allowing the coins to pass therethrough. The leading end of the plate 95 rotates and protrudes from the transfer surface of the transfer guide plate 66, and each coin is
When passing through the sixth to sixth sorting holes 92, the seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins, and the eighth sorting hole 94 for collected coins, the first to eighth sorting holes 92 opened by the sorting plate 95. , 9
It is taken into 3,94 and falls.

As shown in FIG. 11, a chute 101 faces each of the first to sixth selection holes 92, and the chute 101
At the lower end of 101, temporary storage portions 102 are formed, which are open at both ends in the vertical direction, temporarily store coins in a stacked state, and are movable in the width direction of the machine body 1 by driving means (not shown). These temporary storage portions 102 are formed by through holes vertically opened corresponding to the first to sixth sorting holes 92 of the cylindrical temporary storage frame 103, and the temporary storage frame 103 is driven by driving means (not shown). The coin is moved back and forth in the coin identification and classification path 61 in a direction orthogonal to the coin transport direction.

Further, a seventh sorting hole 93 for overflow coins and an eighth sorting hole 94 for collected coins are connected to a chute 101 as shown in FIGS.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 11 , below the temporary holding frame 103, a denomination-type coin storage unit 104 having a storage space for storing and storing coins therein is detachably mounted in a cassette system. The coin storage unit 10
Reference numeral 4 denotes a storage cylinder portion of a denomination storing coins corresponding to the first to sixth sorting holes 92 for coins.
105. A projecting portion is formed at the top of each storage tube portion 105, and each projecting plate 106 for closing the upper opening of each storage tube portion 105 is provided at the projecting portion.
When the topmost coin in the storage cylinder portion 105 is received by the lower surface of the temporary holding frame 103 as it advances to the right, the topmost coin is discharged by driving the ejection plate 106. I have.

As shown in FIG. 11, in each of the storage cylinder portions 105 of the denomination coin storage portion 104, a support member 107 for supporting a stacked coin is provided so as to be vertically movable. The coins are stacked and supported by each of these bearing members.
107 is removably connected to a drive mechanism 108 from a vertical guide groove (not shown) of the storage cylinder portion 105 so that it can be moved up and down, and the top coin of the storage cylinder portion 105 at the time of dispensing is temporarily stored. The pressed state of the lower surface of the holding frame 103 is maintained, and the coins held in the temporary holding section 102 can be lowered and stored in the storage cylinder section 105 when payment is approved. The temporary holding unit 102 can be slid collectively between the standby position above the coin type coin storage unit 104 and the discharge position.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 11 and 12, a first coin collection cassette 111 is disposed at the lower front side of the coin storage unit 104 by denomination, and the first coin collection cassette 111 is provided. A horizontal belt 112 is provided at the top of the
The horizontal belt 112 is formed of a flat belt. One end of the horizontal belt 112 is close to the input section 51 of the hopper 42 of the coin feeding section 10, and the other end is connected to a seventh sorting hole 93 of the overflow coin.
You have reached a position beyond the front of 1. Also horizontal belt
Numeral 112 can rotate in both forward and reverse directions and can switch the rotation speed, and conveys coins to the coin feeding unit 10 or the first coin collection cassette 111. Then, the horizontal belt 112 is moved from the coin type
And the coin discharged from the temporary holding unit 102 and the coin discharged from the seventh sorting hole 93 of the overflow coin through the chute 101 to the first coin.
The coins are discharged to a receiving portion 113 which is opened upward at the upper part of the coin collecting cassette 111 of FIG.

Further, the ejection plates 106 are individually driven, and a standby position above the denomination coin storage unit 104 and the horizontal belt 112
And a retracted position on the opposite side. Then, the chute 101 shown in FIG.
Accordingly, coins can be discharged to the discharge hole 115 or the second coin collection cassette 116 that can be attached to and detached from the machine body 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 13, coins ejected from the eighth sorting hole 94 of the collected coins through the chute 101 are stored in a holding box 117 which is detachably mounted in the machine body 1, The box 117 has an ejection hole 118, which is located at a position corresponding to the receiving portion 113 of the first coin collection cassette 111. Further, a delivery mechanism such as a belt (not shown) is provided at the bottom of the holding box 117.

Further, a replenishing cassette 121 that is detachable from the machine 1 is disposed above the machine 1. The replenishment cassette 121 includes a plurality of storage portions 124 for storing coins in a stacked state and having a bottom plate 123 which can be opened and closed by a solenoid 122, respectively. The bottom plate 123 is normally biased and held at the closed position, and when the solenoid 122 is excited, the bottom plate 123 is moved to the open position, and the stored coins are thrown out onto the lower horizontal belt 112.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

First, the operation in the deposit processing mode will be described.

When "Payment processing" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the payment mode is set.

Then, the shutter 2 of the cash slot 3 is opened, and coins can be inserted. When processing is instructed after a coin is inserted into the coin receiving tray 4 through the cash slot 3, the coin receiving tray 4 is rotated after the shutter 2 is closed, and the coin is fed into the chute. If the amount of inserted coins is too large, the rotation of the coin tray 4 may be hindered. Therefore, when the full detection sensor is shielded from light, coins are taken in, that is, the coin tray 4 is rotated. Instead, prompt the operator to reduce the number of coins.

The coins fed from the coin tray 4 to the coin feeding section 10 are stored between the rotating disk 11 and the hopper 42. Then, before and after the coin is fed, the driving of the rotating disk 11 and the coin transport belt 69 is started, and coins are fed out one by one.

Specifically, while the stored coins are stirred by the rotation of the stirring member 41, the coins are guided by the guide portion 45 of the hopper 42.
And fall between the rotating disk 11 and are picked up by the pick-up member 28. Further, since the amount of protrusion of the pick-up member 28 is smaller than the thickness of one coin, the number of coins picked up is limited to one. Then, when the picked-up coin reaches the vicinity of the uppermost portion, the coin is subsequently pushed forward along the ejection member 71 of the conveyance guide plate 66 by the conveyance protrusion 68 of the coin conveyance belt 69.
When biting occurs, the rotating disk 11 is reversed to cancel the rotation.

Normally, the pick-up member 28 on the rotating disk 11 and the transport projection 68 of the coin transport belt 69 are driven synchronously so that coins can be normally transferred. And
In this state, since the cam 82 is positioned between the displacement plates 34 of the elastic plate 33, the contact 37 does not contact the cam 82, and the projecting member 36 rotates. It remains buried in the insertion hole 30 of the disk 11.

On the other hand, some synchronization of the fault by the Jitsuue member 28 of the rotary disk 11 and the transporting projection 68 of the coin conveying belt 69, rotary disk rotational position detecting means 19 and is disposed in each of the driving mechanism Coin conveyor belt rotation position detection means
If the synchronization is lost, the control unit (not shown) corrects the deviation. Until this displacement is corrected, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cam 82 contacts the contact 37 of the displacement plate portion 34 of the elastic plate 33, and the displacement plate portion 34 is deformed. By projecting the protruding member 36 from the insertion hole 30 onto the rotating disk 11, the picked-up coins located on the rotation direction front side from the corresponding picking-up member 28 are pushed down and the pick-up coin 28 is moved between the pick-up member 28 and the transport protrusion 68. Prevents coins from getting stuck. Further, the rotation of the rotating disk 11 proceeds, and the cam 82
When the contact between the contact member 37 and the contact member 37 is released, the projecting member 36
6 and 7 by the elasticity of the displacement plate portion 34 of FIG.
As shown in FIG. 7, the projecting member 36 in the normal state is buried in the insertion hole 30. Similarly, when the correction of the deviation is completed,
The projecting member 36 is restored by the elasticity of the displacement plate portion 34 of the elastic plate 33, and the projecting member 36 is buried in the insertion hole 30.

Further, the residuals such as deformed coins and foreign substances which cannot be unwound even when the rotating disk 11 is rotated are discharged by opening the open / close door at the lower part of the hopper 42 after unwinding the coins, thereby collecting the chute. It is sent to the residue collection box 53 through 52.

The coins conveyed by the coin conveyor belt 69 pass through the discriminating section 83, and are discriminated for denomination and authenticity, and are received in the first to sixth sorting holes 92 to be accepted based on the discrimination result. The sorting plate 95 is rotated and taken in.
Further, the taken-in coins are sent to the temporary holding section 102 through the chute 101 and accumulated. And the identification unit
As a result of the discrimination by 83, in the case of a fake coin judged to be not a normal coin, a foreign coin, or a coin that could not be discriminated due to dirt, etc., the sorting plate 95 of any of the first to sixth sorting holes 92
Is not rotated and returned to the coin tray 4. If the coins are normal coins but the temporary holding unit 102 to be accumulated is full, or if there is no space in the coin storage unit 104 by denomination, the sorting plate of the seventh sorting hole 93 is used. 95 turns to take in coins. At this time, the switching plate in the chute 101
The coin 114 is disposed on the horizontal belt 112 so that the passage is directed sideways.

When all the inserted coins are sent to the temporary holding unit 102, the coin tray 4, or the horizontal belt 112, the total amount of the coins temporarily stored in the temporary holding unit 102 and the horizontal belt 112 is calculated. Display and confirm approval of operator.

If approved, the temporary holding unit 102
The coins held in the coin storage unit 104 are retracted, and the support member 107 in the coin storage unit 104 is lowered, and the coins are accumulated in the coin storage unit 104. The coins temporarily held on the horizontal belt 112 are set in the clockwise direction shown in FIG. 2 and rotated, and are collected in the first coin collection cassette 111 through the receiving portion 113. At this time, if the number of coins on the horizontal belt 112 is, for example, 50 or more, the horizontal belt 112 is rotated at a low speed. Since the number of coins is fed onto the horizontal belt 112 based on the identification result of the identification unit 83, the number of coins can be grasped from the identification result and the like.
When a large amount of coins are sent into the relatively narrow receiving portion 113 at a stretch, there is a high possibility that clogging occurs. Conversely,
If the number of coins on the horizontal belt 112 is equal to or less than a predetermined number, the horizontal belt 112 is rotated at a high speed to shorten the processing time.

On the other hand, if not approved, the temporary holding unit 102 is moved above the horizontal belt 112, and the held coins are ejected onto the horizontal belt 112. Then the horizontal belt
The coin 112 is rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 2 and is fed into the coin feeding unit 10 together with coins originally held on the horizontal belt 112. Also in this case, if a large amount of coins are sent into the input section 51 of the hopper 42 at a stretch, there is a high possibility that clogging will occur, so that the coins are loaded on the horizontal belt 112 in the same manner as when the coins are sent into the first coin collection cassette 111. The rotation speed of the horizontal belt 112 is switched according to the number of coins placed, thereby preventing jamming.

Next, the operation in the payment processing mode will be described.

When "dispensing process" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the dispensing process mode is set.

A coin for dispensing is stored in advance in the denomination coin storage unit 104, and the dispensing plate 106 is at the forward position and covers the upper part of the denomination coin storage unit 104.

When the operator inputs the denomination and the number of coins to be dispensed using the operation unit and instructs dispensing, the horizontal belt 112 is used.
Are rotated counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 2 and coins are stored in the horizontal belt 112 from the corresponding denomination coin storage unit 104.
The coin is ejected upward, and the coin is sent to the coin feeding unit 10.

Specifically, the dispensing operation is as follows. After the dispensing plate 106 retreats in the direction opposite to the side on which the horizontal belt 112 is stretched to open the upper part of the denomination coin storage unit 104, the support member 107 The coin is moved up and the top coin is positioned at the same height as the ejection plate 106. Also, at this time, the partial holding section 102 is at the discharge position. Then, the top coin is ejected by returning the ejection plate 106 to the original position.

The coins fed to the coin feeding section 10 are fed out one by one, conveyed by the coin conveyance belt 69, and identified while passing through the identification section 83 during conveyance. As a result of the discrimination, the coin is sent to the coin tray 4 without turning any of the sorting plates 95 if there is no particular problem. On the other hand, if the coin is a denomination coin that should not be dispensed or a coin that cannot be discriminated, the sorting plate 95 attached to the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated. Since the plate 114 opens the downward passage, coins are collected in the second coin collection cassette 116 and normal coins are ejected from the coin type coin storage unit 104 again. When all the coins instructed to withdraw are sent to the coin tray 4, the shutter 2 is opened and the operator takes out the coins.

Further, the operation in the replenishment processing mode will be described.

When "replenishment processing" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), a replenishment processing mode is set.

In order to replenish coins in the denomination coin storage section 104, there are a case where coins previously stored in the replenishment cassette 121 are replenished and a case where coins inserted through the cash slot 3 are replenished. .

First, a case where coins are replenished from the replenishment cassette 121 will be described. When the solenoids 122 attached to the refill cassette 121 are sequentially excited, the bottom plate
123 retracts and coins are ejected onto the horizontal belt 112.
The horizontal belt 112 has started to rotate in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 2 when the execution of the replenishment process is instructed, and the discharged coins are fed into the coin feeding unit 10. The coins fed one by one from the coin feeding unit 10 are identified by the identification unit 83. Normal coins are stored in the corresponding denomination coin storage unit 104 by rotating the selection plate 95 of the first to sixth selection holes 92 communicating with the corresponding denomination coin storage unit 104. You. In the case of abnormal coins such as counterfeit coins, foreign coins or unhandled coins or coins that cannot be identified,
The sorting plate 95 of the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated and collected in the second coin collecting cassette 116. If the coin is a normal coin, but has no space to be stored in the coin storage unit 104 by denomination and does not need to be replenished, the eighth sorting hole 94
Is rotated and held in the holding box 117. Thereafter, the ejection belt (not shown) of the holding box 117 is rotated, and the coins are fed into the first coin collection cassette 111 through the receiving unit 113. At this time, similarly to the horizontal belt 112 at the time of the above-described deposit processing, even if the number of coins held on the ejection belt is equal to or more than a predetermined number, the occurrence of jamming in the receiving unit 113 is caused by rotating the ejection belt at a low speed. If the number is not more than a predetermined number, the processing time is reduced by rotating at a high speed if the number is less than a predetermined number.

In order to keep the number of coins in the coin feeding section 10 at an appropriate amount with good feeding efficiency, the number of coins identified by the identification section 83 from the number of coins discharged from the refill cassette 121, that is, the number of fed coins When the number obtained by subtracting is equal to or more than the predetermined number, the release from the replenishment cassette 121 is stopped.
Generally, in the coin feeding section 10, it is considered that the number of the full number of coins which is about 70 to 80% is the highest in the feeding efficiency.

When replenishing the coin from the deposit / withdrawal port 3, the coin inserted into the coin receiving tray 4 is sent to the coin feeding unit 20, and the subsequent processing is the same as the replenishment from the replenishment cassette 121.

Further, the operation in the collection processing mode will be described.

When "collection processing" is selected by an operation unit (not shown), the collection processing mode is set by the mode selection means 122.

When the collection process is instructed, the horizontal belt 112
Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction shown in FIG. 2, and coins are ejected from the coin storage unit 94 by denomination. This dispensing operation is performed in the same manner as in the dispensing process. Then, the thrown out coins are fed to the coin feeding section 10 on the horizontal belt 112, and then fed out one by one to be identified. During this time, similarly to the above-described replenishment processing, in order to keep the number of coins in the coin feeding unit 10 at an appropriate amount with good payout efficiency, the identification unit 83 has identified the number of coins discharged from the coin type coin storage unit 104. When the number of coins, that is, the number of coins obtained by subtracting the number of coins fed out, becomes equal to or more than a predetermined number, the discharge from the replenishment cassette 121 is stopped, and when the number of coins becomes equal to or less than the predetermined number, the discharge is restarted.

When the coin is recognized as a normal coin, the sorting plate 95 of the eighth sorting hole 94 is rotated and sent to the holding box 117. At this time, coins are fed from the holding box 117 to the first coin collecting cassette 111 because the ejection mechanism of the holding box 117 is driven. On the other hand, when the coin is identified as an abnormal coin, the sorting plate 95 of the seventh sorting hole 93 is rotated and taken into the chute 101. Since the switching plate 114 of the chute 101 is in a position to open the downward passage, the coins are stored in the second coin collection cassette 116.

When the coins stored in all coin type coin storage units 104 are stored in the first coin collection cassette 111 or the second coin collection cassette 116, the dispensing operation is stopped. Thereafter, the first coin collection cassette 111 and the second
The recovery process is completed if pulled off the recovered cassette 116 from the fuselage 1. The amount of coins collected, for example, the total amount,
The number of denominations and the like can be grasped from the identification result, and the residue collection box 53 is also extracted, so that the residue in the residue collection box 53 is also extracted.

[0068]

According to the coin feeding device of the present invention, the rotating circle
If the pick-up member of the plate and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are synchronized
When the protruding member is located at the standby position where it does not protrude,
In, of move out of sync with the wood interlocking mechanism protruding member with the transport projection picking the upper member and the transport mechanism of the rotary disk in a protruding position
So, the direction of rotation of the picking upper member by the protruding member protrudes
Since the coin placed on the leading end side is pushed down into the hopper, it is possible to prevent the coin from being stuck.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing the relationship between a rotating disk and a transport mechanism of a coin depositing and dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the coin feeding apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram showing an internal configuration of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.

FIG. 3 is a side sectional view showing a configuration near a rotating disk of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.

FIG. 4 is a front sectional view showing a configuration near a rotating disk of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration near a rotary disk of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the transport mechanism in a state where the rotating disk and the transport mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine are synchronized.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway front view showing a relationship between the rotating disk and the transport mechanism in a state where the rotating disk and the transport mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine are synchronized.

FIG. 8 is a side view showing a relationship between the rotating disk and the transport mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine in a state where the rotating disk and the transport mechanism are not synchronized.

FIG. 9 is a partially cutaway front view showing the relationship between the rotating disk and the transport mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine in a state where the rotating disk and the transport mechanism are not synchronized.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a rotating disk and a transport mechanism of the coin depositing and dispensing machine.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view taken along line AA shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 12 is a sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along line CC shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

11 Rotating disk 15 Motor as first drive mechanism 19 Rotating disk rotation position detecting means 28 Pickup member 36 Projecting member 42 Hopper 60 Transport mechanism 68 Transport protrusion 77 Motor 81 as second drive mechanism 81 Rotation position of transport mechanism Coin transport bell as detection means
G Rotational position detection means 82 Cam as interlocking mechanism

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A rotating disk provided rotatably at a predetermined angle with respect to the horizontal direction, a pick-up member projecting from a surface side of the rotating disk and picking up coins one by one; A hopper that is located on the surface side of the rotating disk and stores coins, and a transport mechanism that is provided from an upper position of the rotating disk to the outside and that receives a transported coin picked up by the pickup member and transports the transported coin. And the times
The pick-up member of the rolling disk and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are picked up in synchronization.
In a coin feeding device capable of delivering coins from an upper member to a transport protrusion, a first drive mechanism for driving the rotating disk, synchronization between a pickup member of the rotary disk and a transport protrusion of the transport mechanism.
From the first drive mechanism to detect the state of
Rotating disk rotation position detection hand provided in the drive system to the plate
A step and a protruding member which is provided on the distal end side in the rotation direction of the pick-up member and which is supported so as to be able to advance and retreat between a protruding position protruding from the upper surface of the rotating disk and a standby position which does not protrude, and which is normally located at the standby position Synchronization of a second drive mechanism for driving the transport mechanism, a pickup member of the rotating disk and a transport projection of the transport mechanism
From the second drive mechanism to detect the state of
Transfer mechanism rotation position detection hand provided in the drive system
A step , connected to the transport mechanism, and transported to the pickup member of the rotating disk.
When the transport projection of the transport mechanism is synchronized with the
When the pickup member of the rotating disk and the transfer protrusion of the transfer mechanism are out of synchronization with each other,
Can coin feeding device being characterized in that includes a interlocking mechanism for moving the projecting member in the projecting position.